Camera module having compact camera subassembly insertable into the camera housing
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1. A camera module comprising:
- a housing having an interior compartment, a lens bore extending from the interior compartment to an exterior of the housing, and a shoulder at least partially surrounding the lens bore and forming part of the interior compartment; and
a support member having a lens mount portion supporting a lens and an imager mount portion supporting an imager assembly;
wherein the support member is nested within the housing with at least a portion of the lens mount portion extending into the lens bore, and the imager mount portion abuttingly engaged with the shoulder of the housing in the interior compartment; and
wherein at least two opposite peripheral edges of the imager mount portion of the support member are engaged with respective interior surfaces of the housing adjacent the shoulder, thereby restricting relative movement between the housing and the support member.
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Abstract
A camera module including a housing having an interior compartment and a lens bore extending from the interior compartment to an exterior of the housing, and a support member having a lens mount portion supporting a lens and an imager mount portion supporting an imager assembly. The support member is supported by the housing with at least a portion of the lens mount portion received in the lens bore, and the imager mount portion abuttingly engaged with a shoulder of the housing.
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1. A camera module comprising:
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a housing having an interior compartment, a lens bore extending from the interior compartment to an exterior of the housing, and a shoulder at least partially surrounding the lens bore and forming part of the interior compartment; and a support member having a lens mount portion supporting a lens and an imager mount portion supporting an imager assembly; wherein the support member is nested within the housing with at least a portion of the lens mount portion extending into the lens bore, and the imager mount portion abuttingly engaged with the shoulder of the housing in the interior compartment; and wherein at least two opposite peripheral edges of the imager mount portion of the support member are engaged with respective interior surfaces of the housing adjacent the shoulder, thereby restricting relative movement between the housing and the support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of assembling a camera module comprising:
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providing a camera subassembly including a support member having a lens mount portion supporting a lens and an imager mount portion supporting an imager assembly; inserting the camera subassembly into a housing having an interior compartment, a lens bore extending from the interior compartment to an exterior of the housing, and a shoulder at least partially surrounding the lens bore and forming part of the interior compartment; wherein the inserting the camera subassembly includes positioning the camera subassembly with at least a portion of the lens mount portion extending into the lens bore of the housing, and the imager mount portion abuttingly engaged with the shoulder of the housing in the interior compartment; and wherein the imager mount portion extends beyond the imager assembly such that the at least two opposite peripheral edges of the imager mount portion are spaced apart from respective edges of the imager assembly, and wherein the least two opposite peripheral edges of the imager mount portion of the support member are engaged with respective interior surfaces of the housing adjacent the shoulder, thereby restricting relative movement between the housing and the support member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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